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Civil way: 6 August 2021

06 August 2021
Issue: 7944 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Possession: the impossible dream?; CPR 133rd update; Port alerts get Mostyn boost; Contact activity drafting; Official Solicitor guides

A SESSION ON POSSESSION

No bailiff or High Court enforcement agent may now execute a warrant or writ of possession without prior service of a notice of enforcement in form N54 not less than 14 days before the evil day although there is an exception in the case of trespassers ab initio. That’s not just temporary coronavirus manna. It’s here to stay and its CPR 83.8A. But the rule was mute on whether a fresh notice was required when the eviction appointment was lost through suspension of the warrant or writ. The Civil Procedure (Amendment no 4) Rules 2021 (SI 2021/855) fill the lacuna as from tomorrow 7 August 2021 (when we expect most enforcers to be snoozing away like innocent babies). When full execution has not taken place on the date specified in the original notice, a further notice is to be delivered to the premises not less than seven days before the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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